Prevalence of neurological diseases in Jamundí, Valle, Colombia, 1984

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Published: Sep 30, 1986
Issue: Vol. 17 No. 3 (1986)
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  Arcesio Zúñiga H. Profesor Asistente, Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
  Berta Rebeca Antolínez C. Profesora Auxiliar, Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
Abstract

The World Health Organization has promoted investigations on the prevalence of neurological diseases in several countries. Especial protocols for persons under 7 years old and those who are 7 and older were designed.


The study must be done in two stages; in the first, a pilot test will cover 1000 people, and the second will assess 25000 persons. We are reporting in this paper the results of the initial phase from Jamundí, Valle, Colombia. Findings from the pilot study show that migraine and epilepsy are the most common neurological diseases in this community.

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Arcesio Zúñiga H., Profesor Asistente, Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia

Profesor Asistente, Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia

Berta Rebeca Antolínez C., Profesora Auxiliar, Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia

Profesora Auxiliar, Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia

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Arcesio Zúñiga H., & Berta Rebeca Antolínez C. (1986). Prevalence of neurological diseases in Jamundí, Valle, Colombia, 1984. Colombia Medica, 17(3), 151–153. https://doi.org/10.25100/cm.v17i3.6109
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